We Are MSS

[This article originally appeared in the University All Staff Briefing, whose team wrote the piece] As the University prepares to welcome the public for the Come to Campus Community Festival on Saturday 21 June, marking our 125th anniversary, our colleagues have been reflecting on what makes our campus truly special. For Dr Jon Mueller, Associate Professor of … Continue reading “From Roman Forts to falcon nests – rediscover campus at our festival”

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Frames of Discovery art showcase which took place on the evening of March 7th 2025 in Digbeth. We were pleased to host such a bustling and friendly event in support of our artist in residence working with the Centre for Systems Modelling and Quantitative Medicine and N-CODE. … Continue reading “Frames of Discovery – thank you for visiting!”

Join the Birmingham Adrenal Team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and University of Birmingham for their Annual Adrenal Tumour Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement Day on Saturday 5th April between 9.30am-1pm. The event is open to anyone in the UK who has been affected by an adrenal tumour – whether benign, hormone-disrupting or … Continue reading “Adrenal Tumour Patient & Public Engagement Day”

In collaboration with the MRC Laboratory of Medical Science (LMS), Dr Caroline Gillett from University of Birmingham, has led on a Wellcome funded public engagement project bringing together diverse scientists, artists and people with lived experience of women’s metabolic health conditions, with a specific focus on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Two workshops … Continue reading “Arts & Science Workshops on Women’s Metabolic Health”

The DAISy-PCOS research team which were originally based at Birmingham will be sharing the latest findings from their research. Whilst the chief investigator, Professor Wiebke Arlt, has now moved the MRC Laboratory of Medical Science in London, others on the team are still based in the MSS including Dr Caroline Gillett who supported the study’s … Continue reading “DAISy-PCOS webinars to share research findings”

The College of Medical and Dental Sciences is now being reorganised as The College of Medicine and Health to better reflect our research and teaching across a wider variety of subjects. Not only that, but all of the institutes are also being rebranded. IMSR now becomes the Department of Metabolism and Systems Science or MSS … Continue reading “IMSR is now MSS!”